1Polonezköy
There is a Polish village called Polonezköy in Istanbul, Turkey. It was inspired and funded by Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski and settled in 1842 by a small group of Polish emigres, after the failed November Uprising. There is still a Polish community there with its own church and cemetery.
2Camp Siegfried
Camp Siegfried was a Nazi summer camp on Long Island that kept a restrictive covenant preventing non-German people from living in the community until 2016.
3Poole’s Land
There is a commune named Poole’s Land in British Columbia that allows you to live for free and pays you in psychedelic drugs.
4Koinonia Partners
Koinonia Partners was an interracial Christian commune which was founded in Georgia in 1942. They later went on to establish ‘Habitat for Humanity.’
5The Colts
“The Colts” are an Australian family who became the center of the worst cases of child abuse in Australia. The genes of this 40 member commune/family was traced back to a married brother and sister.
6Freetown Christiania
There exists an anarchist commune in Denmark called Freetown Christiania where the only rules forbid stealing, violence, guns, knives, bulletproof vests, hard drugs, private cars, fireworks, and bikers' colors.
7Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha is a British island in the Atlantic that’s located 2400 km away from the nearest continent. The island is a commune, where all land is communally owned and cattle numbers are restricted to discourage wealth accumulation.
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8Oneida Community
The Oneida Silverware company started as a free love commune in upstate New York. The company was originally a religious commune that practiced selective breeding, encouraged postmenopausal women to sleep with teenage boys, and believed Jesus returned in 70 A.D.
9Ding Dong
Ding Dong, Texas was an unincorporated community founded in the 1930s that got its name from a sign that had "Ding" and "Dong" painted underneath two bells. In 2000, it had a population of 22.
10Pinecraft Amish Snowboard Community
Pinecraft Amish Snowboard Community is a planned community near Sarasota, Florida where Amish and Mennonite families go for vacation.
